Local Matters

The World Masters Games last month have been dubbed ‘the best games ever’ by the International Masters Games Association after Auckland hosted the event from...

Many parents may wonder when their child should start to engage in sporting activities and Harbour Sport believes there are many benefits of starting young....

A leading local sports coach believes the lack of transportation in the Mahurangi area is the biggest barrier to children’s participation in sport. Tony Mordaunt...

Wellsford artist Taipari Connelly hopes that his exhibition at the OWL Community Hub (the former library) in Wellsford will encourage other young creatives to pursue...

The return of cinema to the Warkworth Town Hall is also a return to programming film festivals for organiser Urs Bauer. The four-day Sounds on...

Mainly Music mothers from Mahurangi were given a special Mother’s Day morning tea on May 10. While volunteers minded their children, the mothers enjoyed a...

Warkworth Theatre Group and budding actors from Mahurangi College have teamed up to stage a play about bullying. Road to Netherland, featuring Year 11 drama...

Sculptureum, a major new collection of art and sculpture from all over the world, has opened its doors in Matakana, and its sheer size and...

The Manaki Whitebait fish farm in Woodcocks Road, in Warkworth, is developing what could be the key to keeping whitebait from extinction and still on...

After years of putting on lavish Pink Ribbon high teas for women, this year has special meaning for Jane Bentley. It is her first breast...